1. Information Collection and Analysis:
"Information collection and analysis activities are those which involve students collecting, compiling, and comparing different types of interesting information. Information Collection and Analysis activity structures include: information exchanges, database creation, electronic publishing, telefieldtrips, and pooled data analysis" (1998, Harris).
"Information collection and analysis activities are those which involve students collecting, compiling, and comparing different types of interesting information. Information Collection and Analysis activity structures include: information exchanges, database creation, electronic publishing, telefieldtrips, and pooled data analysis" (1998, Harris).
1.1 Instant Survey and Analysis:
http://www.zoomerang.com/
http://www.surveymonkey.com
1.2 Global News Resources:
News Visual Map: http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm
Newseum – Over 60 Different Countries Newspapers http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages
Ten by Ten is a graphical representation of the news each hour of every day: http://www.tenbyten.org/10x10.html
Online Global Newspapers - http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Online Translation: http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/ or www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
Aljazeera: http://english.aljazeera.net
1.3 Virtual Field Trips:
SimTeach.com has some interesting examples of museum virtual field trips
http://www.field-trips.org/vft/PermissionSlip.pdf
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world created by its Residents. Please view the following video to gain an understanding of the Second Life environment.
1.4 Geographic Information and interaction:
http://www.geocaching.com/